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OGA tenders for latest seismic program

Apr 20, 2016

The UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has invited seismic companies to tender for its 2016-2017 UK Government funded seismic acquisition and processing program. The contract will cover survey work over South West Britain, including the Celtic Sea…

Providence looks to drilling alliance to help appraise Barryroe

Feb 18, 2016

Irish independent Providence Resources is eying a potential risk sharing alliance with a drilling firm and contractors to help it move forward on its Barryroe oil field offshore Ireland.  Providence, 80% owner and operator of the Barryroe field…

Providence to take North Celtic Sea stake

Dec 03, 2015

Providence Resources has agreed an option with Petronas subsidiary PSE Kinsale Energy to take a stake in the southern portion of Offshore Petroleum Lease 1 (OPL 1) adjacent to the Barryroe oil field in the North Celtic Sea Basin.   Under the terms of the option…

UK/Ireland cross border seismic completed

Nov 10, 2015

GeoPartners, in partnership with MAGE, Seabird Exploration and DownUnder GeoSolutions (DUG), has announced the completion of the acquisition of a new Ireland/UK multi-­client 2D seismic survey. This is the first broadband long offset cross border survey of its kind…

Petronas Irish probe tanks

Aug 14, 2015

Petronas subsidiary PSE Seven Heads' Midleton well offshore Ireland has failed to discover commercial quantities of gas, according to partner Landsdowne Oil & Gas.  PSE Seven Heads, a subsidiary of Petronas' PSE Kinsale Energy reached target depth in the well…

Ireland, UK cross-border survey underway

Aug 11, 2015

GeoPartners, in partnership with MAGE, Seabird Exploration and DownUnder GeoSolutions, have acquired a new regional multiclient 2D (MC2D) seismic survey entitled North Celtic Sea 2015. This Ireland/UK cross-border project is located mostly in the Irish North Celtic Sea and St…

Petronas spuds Irish prospect

Jul 30, 2015

Petronas subsidiary PSE Seven Heads has started drilling on the Midleton prospect offshore Ireland, according to partner Landsdowne Oil & Gas.  PSE Seven Heads, a subsidiary of Petronas' PSE Kinsale Energy is using Diamond Offshore Drilling's…

Petronas inks rig for Irish drilling

Jun 22, 2015

Petronas subsidiary PSE Seven Heads has agreed a contract to drill on the Midleton prospect offshore Ireland starting in August, according to partner Lansdowne Oil & Gas. PSE Seven Heads, a subsidiary of Petronas' PSE Kinsale Energy will…

Petronas takes over Celtic Sea block

Feb 20, 2015

Petronas' bid to farm in to a Celtic Sea block offshore south east Ireland has been approaved by the Irish Government - the firm is now firming-up drilling plans. Through its 100%-owned subsidiary Kinsale Energy, the Malaysian firm will…

Providence lines up Barryroe partner

Feb 09, 2015

Providence Resources has reached agreement with a proposed farm-in on its Barryroe asset, in the Celtic Sea offshore Ireland. But, further details are not being released due to the deal relying on the farm-in partner needing to secure finance…

Petronas in offshore Ireland farm-in

Nov 20, 2014

North Celtic Sea focused explorer Lansdowne Oil & Gas has entered into a farm-in agreement with PSE Kinsale Energy - a wholly owned subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas. Under the terms of the agreement, Kinsale Energy will acquire an 80%…

Faroe takes step into Irish offshore

Oct 06, 2014

Faroe Petroleum has made its first move into the Irish offshore by picking up three new, two-year Licensing Options (14/1, 14/2 and 14/3) on the southern margin of the North Celtic Sea basin.  A work program, agreed with Irish authorities…

2015 Barryroe drilling planned

Sep 19, 2014

Planning is underway for further drilling on the Barryroe discovery in the Celtic Sea offshore Ireland during 2015 with a view to reaching first oil by 2018, according to partner Landsdowne Oil & Gas.  The work is subject to a farm…

Fastnet farms out to Korean outfit

Apr 30, 2014

UK-based Africa and Celtic Sea-focused explorer Fastnet Oil & Gas has farmed out a 9.375% interest in the Foum Assaka license, offshore Morocco, to SK Innovation, the energy and chemicals affiliate of SK Group, South Korea's third largest conglomerate…

Irish multiclient seismic completes

Nov 14, 2013

Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) says it has completed the first full-scale simultaneous acquisition of towed streamer EM and 2D GeoStreamer seismic.   The program consisted about 3000 line km of seismic and towed streamer EM data, acquired over a four week period this summer…

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